Iranian Man Sentenced To Jail & 30 Lashes For Walking Dog
A 70-year-old Iranian man was arrested and sentenced to four months in jail and 30 lashes for walking his dog. Police caught the man on the street with his dog in Shahr Rey, a suburb of Tehran.
Owners of domestic animals are forbidden from taking them on the streets of the city because Islam considers dogs to be impure. An Islamic judge later charged the man for “disturbing the public order,” Adnkronos.com reported.
Despite repeated warnings by the police, dog owners continue to defy authorities by taking their dogs outside their homes. Typical punishment for people caught with dogs outside is a fine or the “detention” of their animals in a pound, Adnkronos.com reported.
President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad recently provoked debate in Iran about dog ownership when he took possession of four guard dogs, bought in Germany for approximately $161,040 each.
(AKI)
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What a zoo that country must be.
February 21st, 2008 at 9:22 amIt’s pitiful really. Honestly, it’s no wonder they are such a violent culture with their own governments always having a foot on their neck over the most mundane and asinine reasons. That worldwide Caliphate will really be embraced huh?
February 21st, 2008 at 9:43 amSo many people in Iran love western culture and America. I just wish they would come together and topple that whacko regime. before we have to. that really is one country where the government imposes its will over the peoples.
February 21st, 2008 at 10:08 amDogs are impure, but Ahmadinejad just bought 4 big guard dogs. Gotta love the hypocrisy of that.
February 21st, 2008 at 10:21 am
This is one whacko society. Really, walking a dog? Sickness reins in Tehran.
February 21st, 2008 at 1:34 pmWhen will you learn? Don’t believe everything you read.
February 21st, 2008 at 3:41 pmBash, that dog has got to be the ugliest I have ever seen!
February 21st, 2008 at 4:16 pmIslam is is a mental disease
February 21st, 2008 at 7:29 pmOf course they have to bully a 70 year old. What pathetic people. Let them eat pork…and choke.
March 28th, 2008 at 5:55 am